Chemical Ecology of Marine Interactions The chemical language that shapes future marine health

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1 Chemical Ecology of Marine Interactions The chemical language that shapes future marine health Michael Steinke Report on EuroMarine FSW August 2015

2 Foresight Workshop Workshop Organisers Georg Pohnert Jena University Philippe Potin Station Biologique de Roscoff Erik Selander University of Gothenburg Michael Steinke University of Essex Assaf Vardi Weizmann Institute of Science

3 Metabolites facilitate communication in microbial networks

4 Marine Chemical Ecology spans across various scales

5 Example 1: Prey detection (kairomones) microzooplankton boundary layer

6 Example 1: Prey detection (kairomones)

7 Example 1: Prey detection (kairomones)

8 Example 1: Prey detection (kairomones)

9 Example 1: Prey detection (kairomones)

10 Example 2: Predator detection (kairomones) Slide credits: Uwe John, AWI

11 Example 2: Predator detection (kairomones) Up-regulated genes Down-regulated genes SxtA, SxtG gene up-regulated Slide credits: Uwe John, AWI

12 Example 2: Predator detection (kairomones) Grazing Nutrients Temperature Light Adaptation Adaptation Competition Infection (parasite & virus) Slide credits: Uwe John, AWI

13 Example 3: Kairomone identification Selander et al. (2006) Proc Roy Soc B Yang et al. (2011) Eur J Phycol Tammilehto et al. (2015) Aquat Toxicol Induction of potent neurotoxins Slide credits: Erik Selander, Uni Gothenburg

14 Example 3: Kairomone identification Selander et al 2015 PNAS Slide credits: Erik Selander, Uni Gothenburg

15 Example 3: Kairomone identification Selander et al 2015 PNAS Slide credits: Erik Selander, Uni Gothenburg

16 Foresight Workshop Provided with 10 k 21 participants 6 countries, 11 institutes 5 female : 16 male

17 Outcomes Improved networking to achieve integration of expert activities and visions. Synthesised our current knowledge on marine chemical ecology and identified important knowledge gaps.

18 Outcomes Perspectives Manuscript Working title: Babylonian Towers in a Watery World First draft circulated mid-december 2015 To be submitted spring 2016

19 Outcomes Identification of key milestones in terrestrial chemical ecology that could provide a blue-print for new crossdisciplinary activities to unravel chemical signalling processes in marine ecosystems.

20 Outcomes Identification of key milestones in terrestrial chemical ecology that could provide a blue-print for new crossdisciplinary activities to unravel chemical signalling processes in marine ecosystems. Apply push-and-pull strategies in mariculture?

21 Steps forward: Follow-Up Funds (1) QUESTSEM Preparation for Horizon2020 Application in the area of Food Security Quest for semiochemicals as alternatives to antibiotics and veterinary medicines for fish farming This programme will develop new approaches based on natural regulatory processes Exploited in a push-pull strategy including a value chain for all inputs Open for all types of aquaculture including fish, shrimp and seaweed

22 Steps forward: Follow-Up Funds (2) Innovative Training Network (ITN) Joint research training, implemented by at least three partners from in and outside academia. The aim is for the researcher to experience different sectors and develop their transferable skills by working on joint research projects.

23 Steps forward: Follow-Up Funds (3) DFG Research Fellowship: Dr Mahasweta Saha Two-year fellowship Intended to help early career researchers to conduct a defined project at a location of their choice in a country other than Germany Use it as an opportunity to familiarise themselves with new research methods or to bring a large project to a conclusion

24 Steps forward: Follow-Up Funds (4) Signals in the Sea Successful application to the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (KVA) fund for internationalisation and scientific renewal University of Gothenburg Sven Lovén Centre for Marine Sciences in Tjärnö: May 2016

25 Acknowledgements Workshop organisation Alessia Carini and Filippo Franchini Local logistics Event Essex Funding EuroMarine Network